Private Store for WooCommerce 1.2.0

Private Store for WooCommerce is a WooCommerce plugin for controlling who can access your online shop. It lets you privatize your entire store or only specific items, including products, product categories, product tags, and even WooCommerce-related pages.

Instead of showing private inventory to the public, the plugin requires guest customers to log in or register before they can view restricted content. It integrates with WordPress and WooCommerce by using default or custom login/registration forms.

You can also manage access more closely with optional manual approval for new registrations and per-customer login requirements. Email notifications keep users informed when their accounts are enabled or disabled.

Main Features

• Full or selective privatization — Restrict access to the entire shop or to chosen products, categories, tags, and pages.
• Guest login/registration gating — Require customers to log in or register to view private content.
• Configurable login and registration forms — Use WooCommerce default forms or custom forms for the user flow.
• Manual user approval — Approve new registrations before they can shop in your private store.
• Customer-specific access rules — Disable the login requirement for specific customers when you want them to browse normally.
• Account enable/disable controls — Manage whether a user can access private products and pages.
• Email notifications for account status — Inform users when their account is enabled or disabled.
• Seamless WordPress + WooCommerce integration — Designed to work within the WordPress user system and WooCommerce store structure.

Benefits

• More privacy — Keep unpublished or restricted catalog content out of reach of non-registered visitors.
• Controlled access — Use manual approvals and account toggles to manage who can shop.
• Better user flow — Provide a clear login/registration experience with configurable WooCommerce forms.
• Conversion clarity — Direct interested shoppers through authentication before product viewing.
• Safer B2B or member sales — Reduce accidental exposure of private products to the general public.
• Improved site management — Apply restrictions at the product, taxonomy, and page level for flexible control.

Who is it suitable for?

• WooCommerce stores that sell to registered customers only
• B2B or wholesale catalogs with member-only product access
• Membership sites and gated communities built on WordPress
• Agencies managing multiple WooCommerce client shops
• Creators offering private digital goods behind customer accounts
• Online stores that need approval-based onboarding for new users